How To Build a 6ft Picnic Table
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video we’re building two identical 6ft picnic tables for two customers. Visit www.AlexanderAndSonsDecks.com for more!
Material List: (approx. cost $110 - $130)
5 - 2x6x12
1 - 2x6x8
1 - 2x4x10
2 - 2x4x8
8 - 3/8" x 4" Carriage Bolts, Washers, and Nuts
2 1/2" Deck Screws
3" Ring Shank Framing Nails
Cut List:
9 - 72" Table Top and Bench Pieces
4 - 27 1/2" Under Table Tie Pieces
2 - 59 1/2" Bench Support Pieces
4 - 30" (measured long to short point of 25 degree angle cut) Table Legs
2 - 21" (measured long to long of 45 degree angle cut) diagonal braces
2 - 10 3/4" Under Bench Tie Pieces
Great work!
Ive been watching a lot of picnic table builds on TH-cam, yours is the best. I like your attention to detail with routered and chamfered edges.
Thanks for the video.
I appreciate the compliment!
Great to see youth working with their hands and thinking, respect 👍
Nice sturdy picnic tables!
Excellent - lots of good tips here!
very good plans
Great video much enjoyed ty. I would like to make a table without the seat extensions, do I make everything the same and cut them to the frame, also how far in are the legs from the table edge. Many thanks
Thank You !!
This is a well-made video. Everything is explained nicely. 👍👍👍👍👍
At what distance do you put the bench cross brace from the table?
Thank You for the cut list. You are the only one that I have seen do this. Once again Thank You !!!
Keep up the great job that you do so well.
Nice Work!!
Thanks from Memphis 🇺🇸Tennessee 👊🏽
Nice job 👍
Looks amazing. 😮
Excellent!
I do not plan to nail any supports for the top. Would 3” screws be too long?… can I get away with 2-1/2 “ screws all around? Love your work !
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How much does that table cost to buy (12/22/2024) ? Is there concern about using treated wood for an eating surface? Is there concern for the durability of the table if you do not use treated wood?
Question. What makes it custom. It looks just locally made. Nice work. #2 why are the ends not a usable seat at the table adding 4 more seats. Doesn't make sense to cut off 2ft. Of usable boards just to make a table have 4 less available seats. And I'm sorry but without a center stiffener at the bench height to restrict end to end movement. Those bolts will not hold that table together. Most table take most human contact at the long ends where there is no bench seat.
nice work!!
Thanks, John!
The cut list you have, is it for one table and the material as well or is it for two tables
Good question. The material and cut lists are for 1 table.
What kind of wood did you use? Is it pressure treated?
What’s the height from the top of the seat to the ground?
Great looking picnic tables!
What height did you set the bench/seat to?
Thanks! So to kind of answer your question: When I install the bench support pieces I use 10.5 inch spacer blocks between the table top ties and the bench supports. Then when flipped over, this gives me a bench seat height of about 17.25 inches.
Thanks 👍🏼
Good idea with the spacer block.
Can I get a copy of your plan for the cut list, thank you..
Do you have detailed plans for this picnic table
You can google it, tons of options to choose from.
What do I need and how to build a picnic bench
Nice table! How far from the edge of the table is your table top ties?
Thank you! The end ties are 6” from the ends of the table. But it’s not an exact science. I’d say anything from 5-8” would be fine.
Thank you!
How long does it normally take you to build one?
Thank you!
How long does it normally take you to build one?
Thank you!
How long does it normally take you to build one?
Thank you!
How long does it normally take you to build one?
Are you using galvanized framing nails?
5 - 2x6x12
1 - 2x6x8
1 - 2x4x10
2 - 2x4x8
are these are in Inches ?
Thx
Which boards are you using for the bench support and table legs? The 12' 2x6's or the 8' 2x6's
No one posts the cut list or the price for the build smh🤦♂️
Hey there, I’ve got both of those things in the video description.
Is that material list for one table or two like you’re working on in video?
The material list is for just one table. It just so happened that I needed to build two when I decided to film this. Sorry, I see how it’s a little confusing.
No spaces between the table top boards?
I’m using pressure treated wood that is still wet from the treatment process, so as it dries it will naturally gap. If you were using KDAT lumber (Kiln Dried After Treatment), you would probably want to gap them about 1/4 inch.
Even if they are kiln dried, what is the purpose of the gap between the boards?@@seanalexander5545
What the umbrella hole size
1.5 inches.
@@seanalexander5545 Thank you
What type of material did you use ?
It’s pressure treated southern yellow pine.
@@seanalexander5545 excellent bench, thanks for the video.
No material and cut list at all
not even that webpage exists
I've updated the description to include a material and cut list and fixed the typo in the website link (which does in fact exist). Thanks for the feedback!
@@alexandersonsdeckshow can I get a copy of your plans?? 3:19 3:22
before my divorce, I would have done this, but its been like 10 years out, my son and his wife visit, and can not find any bench close to this
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those bolts are a tad long...gonna skin a leg
That's a valid concern, but here's the situation: Those bolts need to penetrate 3 inches of lumber with enough coming through to apply a washer and nut. 3 inch bolts are too short so 4 inch bolts are the shortest bolts that can be used. One could try to grind or hacksaw the excess off, but that would likely leave you with a more sharp and jagged edge than the painted factory edge of the bolt. Lastly, I haven't heard this as a complaint from any customers yet, nor have I experienced it with my own tables, but hopefully if someone did bump it with their leg, it wouldn't cause any kind of cut or scrape because the painted factory edges are relatively smooth. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
You can get 3 and 1/2 inch but I used 3 inch and countersunk them a little worked great